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Text messages bust mayor for adultery, perjury: Text messages bust mayor for adultery, perjuryTech TalkIt is amazing how just some people still don't get the point. Technology is here and here to stay. In your face, in your pocket, in your "hands".Duh!RE: Text messages bust mayor for adultery, perjuryIt is ludicrous to permit the civil lawsuit against...; Tags: taxpayer, immunity; Discussion threads 2008-01-25
Thank you, taxpayer, for building my new nuc: Thank you, taxpayer, for building my new nucEvery man, woman, child for himselfThe nuclear renaissance reminds me of the Titanic; all the media was saying how unsinkable the ship was, then it sank!So far I've read the argument by both sides of the issue: safety , terrorist threats, nuclear proliferation,...; Tags: Government, Taxes, Free trade, Games, renaissance, reactor, new nuc, nuc, taxpayer, nuclear energy, uranium; Discussion threads 2007-10-08
Changing the way we find, reference, and talk about the law: Changing the way we find, reference, and talk about the lawSaying it doesn't make it so...If Mr. Malamud is responsible for prodding the SEC into developing EDGAR for the American people, I give him great respect and admiration. We use it several times a day and so do many investors.But...; Tags: taxpayer, Malamud, John Markoff; Discussion threads 2007-08-23
On tax day, phishers rush to scam filers: Andrew Eristoff, commissioner of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, received an email on his government computer recently. It was a phishing email, telling him that the IRS needed his personal information in order to process his tax refund. CNN reports: "It's a reflection of how brazen...; Tags: phishing, tax, e-mail, taxpayer; Blog posts 2006-04-17
Senators pushing for free electronic filing: Why do you have to pay for tax preparation software or use a tax preparer in order to file your return electronically? "All the forms and instructions are free, so why do we force taxpayers to pay a preparer or buy software to file electronically?" Sen. Baucus asked in a...; Tags: tax, Internal Revenue Service; Blog posts 2006-04-12

IRS gets high mark for tax-time website: So this is the new IRS. The agency that for years acted like it was taxpayers' problem to deal with the agency's bureaucracy now runs a website getting high marks for customer satisfaction. In the University of Michigan's quarterly customer satisfaction index, IRS.gov scored 73 out of 100, five points...; Tags: Web site, Internal Revenue Service; Blog posts 2006-03-24
Privacy groups attack IRS rules on sale of tax data: Privacy advocates are taking aim at recently revealed IRS rules on the sale of tax information, the Washington Post reports. The proposal, issued in December, was billed by the IRS as improving privacy protections for taxpayers, detailing the steps for getting permission to use the information. But...; Tags: Internal Revenue Service, taxpayer; Blog posts 2006-03-23
Have you heard the one about the $200B hole in taxpayers' pockets?: Have you heard the one about the $200B hole in taxpayers' pockets?I have your answer!!Ummm, no one really. Well that isn't true, but who is going to be honest enough to say they got a piece of that $200 billion to not look very close???Tax Cuts given to Corporations...; Tags: taxpayer; Discussion threads 2006-02-08
Verizon sends me rebuttal to charges by Wireless Philadelphia's Neff: Verizon sends me rebuttal to charges by Wireless Philadelphia's NeffWe're blowing it.I hope Philly gets Earthlink on the scene and more cities follow. We have no real competition in this country. We're, what, 16th globally for high-speed access? Other countries are blowing us away in connection speed...; Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Telecom & Utilities, Free trade, Other Countries, taxpayer, Verizon Communications Inc., Comcast Corp., Neff; Discussion threads 2005-10-19
City's fiber project goes to a vote: City's fiber project goes to a votelocal rightsif the citizens of a community want to take the risk of creating a network, then why shouldn't they be given the opportunity. The federal government needs to "step away from the car". As long as access is not limited by local governments...; Tags: Vertical industries, Network technology, Nothing, network, government, fiber, Lafayette, local government, taxpayer, voter; Discussion threads 2005-07-16
New tax for broadband customers?: New tax for broadband customers?Waiter...Check Please!Who's being left out?My parents, living in rural Pennsylvania, where the dairy cows outnumber the residents, had both DSL and cable broadband available to them a full year before I had cable broadband available to me in a suburb of a 100K person city. ...; Tags: Taxes, Network technology, Broadband Internet, Free trade, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, taxpayer, Big Business, broadband, tax, DSL, cable, rural area, phone, government, Verizon Communications Inc.; Discussion threads 2005-07-01
Philly, Verizon reach accord on city Wi-Fi plan: Philly, Verizon reach accord on city Wi-Fi planWhat should taxpayer's money be used forWhat should taxpayer's money be used for if not to help taxpayers? I don't know much about the Chicago-based Heartland Institute but my guess is that it's major function is to help support big business. So surprise!...; Tags: taxpayer, Philly, Verizon Communications Inc.; Discussion threads 2004-12-01
S.F. mayor: A wireless click in every port: S.F. mayor: A wireless click in every portIt ain't freeThe bloody taxpayers are going to pay for the service through taxes.NPR storyHeard a story about the Wi-fi at the SF ballpark (whatever it's called now...it'll always be Candlestick) on NPR a few weeks ago. Their funny take on it...; Tags: Wi-Fi, S.F. Mayor, wireless, taxpayer; Discussion threads 2004-10-22

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AMD CEO Ruiz out; Can Meyer turn it around?: AMD CEO Ruiz out; Can Meyer turn it around?A healthy AMD means more innovation and lower prices for processors.Let's not forget that. And, let us not forget the anticompetitive practices which have gotten Intel into hot water in Europe. What AMD has done is nothing short of a miracle considering.RE:...; Tags: Research & Development, Leadership, Strategy, Litigation, Investment, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Meyer, Ruiz, miracle; Discussion threads 2008-07-17
Should free broadband be neutral?: Should free broadband be neutral?It should remain free or it shall be replacedIt should remain free, but most likely greed will prevent this for some time. Smutty content like spam should be penalized but not taxed.Telcos would love to profit by regulating bandwidth. Now this is not what capitalism...; Tags: Taxes, Government, Network technology, Broadband Internet, Federal government, Socialism, broadband, tax, Internet, FCC; Discussion threads 2008-07-09
They don't all really need laptops, do they?: They don't all really need laptops, do they?Teachers with laptops - maybeI know teachers who have been given laptops purchased with taxpayer dollars and the machine has ended up becoming an additional computer for use by their family. I can see it if courses require it. I can see it...; Tags: Notebooks, laptop computer, computer; Discussion threads 2008-07-08
Big Brother Getting Bigger Part 1: USA: Eek, from Slashdot today: The FBI has confirmed to Popular Mechanics that it's not only adding palm prints to its criminal records, but preparing to balloon its repository of photos, which an agency official says 'could be the basis for our facial recognition.' It's all part of a new...; Tags: FBI, Privacy, Washington Post Co., Slashdot, Government, Federal Government, Security, Nathan McFeters; Blog posts 2008-06-30
Alabama's Broadband Tide: BROADBAND INITIATIVE – If you really want anywhere access to the Internet, you understand the value and you'll pay for it. A DirecWay dish on an RV at Gulf State Park, on the so-called "Redneck Riviera," at Orange Beach, Alabama. ORANGE BEACH, Ala. – No more...; Tags: Initiative, Broadband, Alabama, DirecWay, RV, Johnson, Broadband Internet, Network Technology, TVs, Telecommunications, Tv & Home Theater, Networking, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld; Blog posts 2008-06-18
Bulls in the corn field, beware! Ethanol from corn? Mooooo.: Those are market bulls of the two-legged sort similar to the ones currently jacking up crude oil futures. The next great investment bubble may focus on the fields of Iowa. Today's Department of Agriculture numbers on the American corn crop (the world's largest) are not encouraging for corn...; Tags: Biofuel, Corn, Corn Production, Current Estimate, Khosla, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-06-10
Breaking the dialogues of the deaf: How do you talk to people who just don't want to hear it? Every time I get into a conversation comparing Windows to any Unix option I discover the same thing: the people who will listen to rational argument already know the right answers,...; Tags: Belief, Believer, Festinger, Dissonance, Security, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-06-10